NHTSA campaign 06V490000 · Manufacturer campaign 1206D
Peterbilt Recall 06V-490: AIR SUSPENSION MATERIAL
NHTSA recall 06V490000 (Manufacturer campaign 1206D) was reported by PACCAR INCORPORATED on December 21, 2006, with 3,246 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Peterbilt 330, Peterbilt 335, Peterbilt 340 and more for model years 2007–2008. Owners were notified on January 17, 2007, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 06V490000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 06V490000 (also written 06V-490 or 06V490)
- Filed by
- PACCAR INCORPORATED
- Manufacturer campaign number
- 1206D
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 3,246 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Suspension
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 06V490000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.
Peterbilt
Peterbilt 330
Peterbilt 335
Peterbilt 340
Peterbilt 357
Peterbilt 365
Peterbilt 367
Peterbilt 378
Peterbilt 379
Peterbilt 379K
- 2007 · Vehicles built August 16, 2006 – November 22, 2006 (per NHTSA)
Peterbilt 385
Peterbilt 386
- 2007 · Vehicles built August 16, 2006 – November 22, 2006 (per NHTSA)
Peterbilt 387
Peterbilt 388
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 06V490000.
Defect description
ON SOME PETERBILT TRUCKS, CERTAIN PARTS USED IN THE AIR SUSPENSIONS HAVE A HIGH COPPER CONTENT CAUSING PREMATURE FAILURE.
Safety consequence
FAILURE COULD CAUSE ERRATIC VEHICLE HANDLING WHICH CAN CAUSE A VEHICLE CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND, WHEN NECESSARY, REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE PARTS. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JANUARY 17, 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT PETERBILT AT 1-940-591-4196.
Notes
PACCAR/PETERBILT RECALL NO. 1206D.CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 06V490000
Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.